Corvette Color

#e9ba81

Corvette is calm, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #16457e
Complementary Color #81afe8
Color Shade: orange (32.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Corvette Color Sample
Corvette Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e9ba81

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Corvette Color. The Upbeat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prairie Sun (#eea372) for more energetic effect. Try Pie Crust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#81afe8 is the best complementary color to Corvette. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e9ba81 complementary color is Portage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacao are #e88581 and #e3e881. Thus found on the left and right of #e9ba81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Wild Rice colors as they work well with Corvette.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Corvette palette consists of #8581e8 and #81e3e8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81afe8). Try Portage and Spray colors in combination with #e9ba81, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e9ba81 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Corvette. Thus Lavender and Riptide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Corvette contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portage, Pastel Green, and Lavender Magenta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e9ba81 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Corvette tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#81afe8) and two others. The Riptide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Carissma – 120° from the complementary Portage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81e8ba and #e881b0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e9ba81 is made of 43% red, 34% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Corvette has a hue angle of 32.88°, a saturation of 70.27% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e9ba81 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 40.78% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e9ba81
RGB Decimal rgb(233,186,129)
RGB Percentage 43%, 34%, 24%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 40.78, 8.63
HSL hsl(32.88,70.27%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.88,44.64%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.4771,9.7444,35.2686)
XYZ xyz(55.1256,54.0264,28.2916)
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